The Strong Older Woman: The Real Deal, And A Social Media Phenomenon

I love strong women, and I am one, and “older”. I’m drawn to women who have confidence, heart, and vibrancy, and aren’t afraid to share it. That’s why I picked the picture below from Pinterest (the original site appears to be down) two weeks ago and shared it on my Facebook page. The pic includes this quote from Gloria Steinem:

“Women grow radical with age. One day an army of gray-haired women may quietly take over the Earth!”

I agree with both those sentences, and hold onto hope for our army of silver-hairs. Men are welcome too, we’ll take all the wise-heads we can find. But I had not imagined so many women and men would “share” this pic/quote on Facebook. The number of views is now over 3.1 million (yeah million – my highest number of views is usually about 1,000.)

It’s hard to express how energized this response has made me. We are out there, older women who’ve lived through some bad times and have the power to change things. As one commenter advised:

Be fearless, be articulate, be worthy of your having walked on earth while here, leave your legacy before you leave.”

Here are a few more of my favorite comments on the post.I deleted all the nasty ones, and there weren’t many. Just a handful of guys who think strong women, or silver-haired women, are “bitches” and worse. Here’s some positive thoughts:

“Would you settle for a woman with grey hairs peeking thru her red hair that isn’t ready to say goodbye to my red locks yet. I can be an an army too even with hair coloring.” (YES!!)

“I’ve noticed that the grey hairs fighting for us now were the same women who fought for us 50 years ago.” (Also, YES).

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As older women we’ve gone through all the crap and it’s either broken us or made us stronger. One of the strongest women I know is my 85 year old mother. She’s had a hard life but she’s a very strong woman and I hope I’m the same.

I admire these women as well, Patti. Truthfully, though, I have always been a quiet, behind-the-scenes person and that probably won’t change as I age. Delighted to see my bolder sisters out there making themselves seen and heard!